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even after assad leaves. but we can begin the process of moving it in a better direction and having a cohesive political opposition i think is critical to that. with respect to the conversation that took place between prime minister netanyahu and prime minister erdogan, i have long said that it is in both the interests of israel and turkey to restore normal relations between two countries that have historically had good ties. it broke down several years ago as a consequence of the flotilla incident. for, you know, the last two years i've spoken to both prime minister netanyahu and prime minister erdogan about why this rupture has to be mended. that they don't have to agree on everything in order for them to come together around a whole range of common interests and common concerns. during my visit, it appeared that the timing was good for that conversation to take place. i discussed it with prime minister netanyahu and both of us agreed that the moment was right and fortunately they were able to begin the pro
even after assad leaves. but we can begin the process of moving it in a better direction and having a cohesive political opposition i think is critical to that. with respect to the conversation that took place between prime minister netanyahu and prime minister erdogan, i have long said that it is in both the interests of israel and turkey to restore normal relations between two countries that have historically had good ties. it broke down several years ago as a consequence of the flotilla...
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the assad regime admitted it has these weapons. and even said they joined the chemical weapons convention which prohibits their use. it's too early to tell whether this offer will succeed. and any agreement must verify that the assad regime keeps its commitments. but this initiative has the potential to remove the threat of chemical weapons without the use of force particularly because russia is one of assad's strongest allies. i have therefore asked the leaders of congress to postpone a vote to authorize the use of force while we pursue this diplomatic path. i'm sending secretary of state john kerry to meet his russian counterpart on thursday and i will continue my discussions with president putin. i have spoken to leaders of two of our closest allies, france and united kingdom. we will work together in consultation with russia and china to put forward a resolution at the u.n. security council requiring assad to give up his chemical weapons and to ultimately destroy them under international control. we'll also give u.n. inspectors
the assad regime admitted it has these weapons. and even said they joined the chemical weapons convention which prohibits their use. it's too early to tell whether this offer will succeed. and any agreement must verify that the assad regime keeps its commitments. but this initiative has the potential to remove the threat of chemical weapons without the use of force particularly because russia is one of assad's strongest allies. i have therefore asked the leaders of congress to postpone a vote...
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the assad regime admitted it has these weapons. and even said they joined the chemical weapons convention which prohibits their use. it's too early to tell whether this offer will succeed. and any agreement must verify that the assad regime keeps its commitments. but this initiative has the potential to remove the threat of chemical weapons without the use of force particularly because russia is one of assad's strongest allies. i have therefore asked the leaders of congress to postpone a vote to authorize the use of force while we pursue this diplomatic path. i'm sending secretary of state john kerry to meet his russian counterpart on thursday and i will continue my discussions with president putin. i have spoken to leaders of two of our closest allies, france and united kingdom. we will work together in consultation with russia and china to put forward a resolution at the u.n. security council requiring assad to give up his chemical weapons and to ultimately destroy them under international control. we'll also give u.n. inspectors
the assad regime admitted it has these weapons. and even said they joined the chemical weapons convention which prohibits their use. it's too early to tell whether this offer will succeed. and any agreement must verify that the assad regime keeps its commitments. but this initiative has the potential to remove the threat of chemical weapons without the use of force particularly because russia is one of assad's strongest allies. i have therefore asked the leaders of congress to postpone a vote...
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assad we believe and we have. the intelligence and evidence to back this up is in control of the chemical weapons program and would have let me put it this way any standing orders to use these weapons would have been issued by assad and sure an inch or two but not everyone is so confident in what the white house is saying and apparently for good reason said florrie a press conferences and some really disturbing video clips the obama administration has yet to release any any definitive evidence proving that assad is without a doubt behind the deadly august strike as you so see the press reported this weekend the u.s. government insists it has the intelligence to prove it but the public has yet to see a single piece of concrete. it's produced by the u.s. intelligence community no single no satellite imagery no transcript of syrian military communications connecting the president the government of president bashar assad which are assad to the alleged chemical weapons attack last month that killed hundreds of people w
assad we believe and we have. the intelligence and evidence to back this up is in control of the chemical weapons program and would have let me put it this way any standing orders to use these weapons would have been issued by assad and sure an inch or two but not everyone is so confident in what the white house is saying and apparently for good reason said florrie a press conferences and some really disturbing video clips the obama administration has yet to release any any definitive evidence...
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president assad of syria is an alawite. the fear in antakya is that if assad is overthrown, his opponents will target all alawites, everywhere. >> turkey is predominantly muslim but residents of the southern hatay region like to tout its rich, historic, religious mosaic. christ's apostles, peter and paul, spent time in hatay's main city antakya, the biblical antioch, which is often called the cradle of christianity. >> antakya is a city of tolerance. we have tolerance for every different culture and religion. >> we have been living in antakya with arabs, with sunnis, with armenian people, with kurdish people all together. >> but beneath the appearance of business as usual, there's deep anxiety here as events unfold a few miles across the border in syria. in furniture shops and truck repair shops, business has actually been terrible since the syrian conflict began. >> of course there was a friendship. there were organic ties between antakya and syria. people were coming and going between the two countries. >> the syrians use
president assad of syria is an alawite. the fear in antakya is that if assad is overthrown, his opponents will target all alawites, everywhere. >> turkey is predominantly muslim but residents of the southern hatay region like to tout its rich, historic, religious mosaic. christ's apostles, peter and paul, spent time in hatay's main city antakya, the biblical antioch, which is often called the cradle of christianity. >> antakya is a city of tolerance. we have tolerance for every...
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assad on one side and the other side the rebels. i am asking about your concept of this geneva conference. if assad is not there, who should be on that side of the table? i wonder specifically, if assad is there, if no one from the coalition will go. >> ok. the first question about the structure that exists today. i think, no, we believe that these institutions of repression, particularly the intelligence agencies, must be reformed drastically. this could take time. i think we had in the day after project the whole section on security sector reform, in which we envisioned, like all normal countries, having two maybe intelligence agencies instead of the 16 that exist under assad today. we envision the role for the police, which is very important and should be charged to carry out domestic order. and the same for the armed forces that need to be reformed in a way that unfortunately -- over the years, and i think part of the reason why we have the situation we have today is that since this goes back to the french mandate, when the fren
assad on one side and the other side the rebels. i am asking about your concept of this geneva conference. if assad is not there, who should be on that side of the table? i wonder specifically, if assad is there, if no one from the coalition will go. >> ok. the first question about the structure that exists today. i think, no, we believe that these institutions of repression, particularly the intelligence agencies, must be reformed drastically. this could take time. i think we had in the...
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struggle between the assad regime and the the people who began the resistance to the assad regime in two thousand and ten but rather you have a three sided struggle i mean it's becoming clear all the time i agree with that i know rififi has pointed that out but the implications of that of course are a very significant because it means that if you do attempt to try to use military force from outside to overthrow the present regime you are going to set up a situation where there will be a civil war in which the jihadist have a very very strong hand arguably a stronger hand today than the non jihadist resistance to assad and so this is obviously a factor in the thinking of the obama administration that's one of the reasons not the only one why they are committed to a very limited strike and by the way why the president the united states in an unprecedented statement some days ago i can't remember where there was ten days ago or so made it a a plea to to the american public that said you know there are downsides to the use of force by the united states in this situation i cannot recall i
struggle between the assad regime and the the people who began the resistance to the assad regime in two thousand and ten but rather you have a three sided struggle i mean it's becoming clear all the time i agree with that i know rififi has pointed that out but the implications of that of course are a very significant because it means that if you do attempt to try to use military force from outside to overthrow the present regime you are going to set up a situation where there will be a civil...
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we're not just going to take russia and assad's word for it. we need to see concrete action to demonstrate that assad is serious about giving up his chemical weapons. >> top aides to secretary of state kerry are clear on what happens if the noncompliance triggers a vote for military action at the u.n. security council. the u.s. knows russia will use their veto power to block such action. >> christians in syria are praying for peace, meanwhile. >> the catholic cathedral in damascus held a special service to honor those killed in the country's civil war. christianity is a religious minority in syria. a nearby town is one of the last places on earth where some residents still speak the language believed to have been spoken by jesus. >> and one day after securing the deal, secretary of state john kerry is meeting with benjamin netanyahu in israel. on monday, secretary kerry heads to paris to meet with the french and british foreign ministers. >> switching gears now, it's been a fabulous weekend. let's take a live look outside where it looks like it
we're not just going to take russia and assad's word for it. we need to see concrete action to demonstrate that assad is serious about giving up his chemical weapons. >> top aides to secretary of state kerry are clear on what happens if the noncompliance triggers a vote for military action at the u.n. security council. the u.s. knows russia will use their veto power to block such action. >> christians in syria are praying for peace, meanwhile. >> the catholic cathedral in...
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>> well, we already know that assad is very unpredictable. look, the international community has the capacity to deal with this issue. we want to deal with it through diploma diplomacy, if we can. >> okay. but he says where he's going to strike back. that's basically, we have to expect everything. i mean, he's basically saying the united states is going to get hit. >> well, look, it's a dangerous world. we have to be prepared. we have to be prepared before this use of chemical weapons, and after this use of chemical weapons. we know that we were attacked on september 11th. that date is coming up this week. so we know that america, very open, democratic society, has its vulnerabilities. but we are much better prepared today than we were a decade ago. and we will be able to defend americans. so we will be able to defend americans. >> so you don't think assad's comments are a game-changer in any way. >> no, not at all. >> we shouldn't be alarmed by that at all. >> i think we should always be prepared and understand the vulnerability of an open s
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we only see units on the side of a goodish and assad design is the side of. the double value you believe in equality at stade you don't believe it to us and the middle east this rally was among several health throughout the u.s. and around the world in los angeles among galindo r.t. . and other news. now we knew that the national security agency wasn't the only government agency keeping piles and piles of phone data on its subscribers but now thanks to some new documents obtained by peace activists we know about the drug enforcement administration's hemisphere project and that they have been keeping tabs on every call that goes through an eighteen to switch dating as far back as nineteen eighty seven know that database goes even further than the n.s.a. records and unlike the n.s.a. eighteen to use data includes location information and fact telephone company employees are actually paid by the government to sit alongside agents and supply them with data the american civil liberties union says that public private partnerships of data gathering data together it
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putin in downing street yesterday prime minister david cameron reiterated his schools for bashar al assad to step down and said that the u.k. would be continuing to provide normally so late and training to more direct elements of the syrian opposition now the russian government has questioned claims that the syrian government has used chemical weapons environments and yesterday spoke about how dangerous he thinks it might be to arm the syrian opposition at the same time both leaders stressed that they have a common goal and that is a diplomatic peaceful resolution to the syrian crisis they say that they're going to push g. eight leaders at the summit to try and edge closer towards organizing a peace summit for both sides of the syrian conflict in order to get them around the negotiating table to hammer out a pause to peace but the anti's opt so much over the past week it looks like it's going to be tough talking in northern ireland the summit is going to be held at the very remote. goal for zot where a fifteen million pound ring of steel has been a wreck did in order to god against protes
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give president assad council and advice is very strong about his need assad's need to see a political settlement which would not result in the destruction of the our white interest and we know what the what assad and his. clan fear which is that if they give up any power then that. they want some protection just to make sure just to make sure do you really believe that if president putin were to say to president assad you need to go he will just get his stuff pack it up and leave well it's not it's not that simple but but i do believe that if there were a level of engagement by the west and an understanding by the west of russia needs in the area and legitimate interest russia has a base in syria well russia russia has a base in syria united states has bases and in the gulf kingdom has a base number of sovereign base areas in cyprus so. that all the old great powers have got interests in that area including terrorists some territorial interests these people are understanding about that they need to be understanding of russia's own high levels of anxiety about the possibility of islami
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. >>> syrian president assad is accusing u.s. and the british governments of supporting terrorism by backing anti-government rebels in his country. the comment by assad came in an interview published in "the sunday times." assad insisted he will not step down or go into exile. an estimated 70,000 have been killed since fighting broke out in that country two years ago. >>> and in florida, 1,000 acres have been devoured by a raging wildfire. this morning it's burning all across volusia county in the northeastern part of that state. hundreds of homes were evacuated when the blazes got too close to them. flames also threatened a ranch where horses were loaded on to trucks to take them to safety. >>> and a privately funded cargo ship today arrived at the international space station. the spacex dragon is delivering a ton of supplies to the crew. spacex engineers needed to perform a series of orbital maneuvers following last week's launch. >>> finally, they're off and mushing. the 41st iditarod sled dog race getting under way in alaska
. >>> syrian president assad is accusing u.s. and the british governments of supporting terrorism by backing anti-government rebels in his country. the comment by assad came in an interview published in "the sunday times." assad insisted he will not step down or go into exile. an estimated 70,000 have been killed since fighting broke out in that country two years ago. >>> and in florida, 1,000 acres have been devoured by a raging wildfire. this morning it's burning...
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the goal that everyone signed onto i administration, assad must go. assad is not going anywhere. fact, he will be locked in because the russians will protect him. >> i think it is a reasonable outcome so far. it is ugly and may not be what we would like to see in the long run. i do want to point out, however, that we said we would arm the moderate syrian forces. we have not really done that yet. the suite, al qaeda forces eight their breakfast, lunch, and dinner in a couple of big battles. --we are not capable careful, it will be an al qaeda outpost. >> the russians have an interest in continuing the weapons. if al qaeda gets them, they will make their way to the chechens. russia has a national security interest in containing that. became a means of keeping assad in power. the russians so to zero interest in taking away weapons that assad had. in fact, the russians were the ones that gave them the precursors to all of those chemicals and all of the other bombs and incendiaries. killhas enabled him to 100,000. what was the objective of the russians? and to a side in power win the
the goal that everyone signed onto i administration, assad must go. assad is not going anywhere. fact, he will be locked in because the russians will protect him. >> i think it is a reasonable outcome so far. it is ugly and may not be what we would like to see in the long run. i do want to point out, however, that we said we would arm the moderate syrian forces. we have not really done that yet. the suite, al qaeda forces eight their breakfast, lunch, and dinner in a couple of big...
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on one hand it supported the attacks on assad and says the days are numbers. extremist groups are now a big part of the fight and the power vacuum in syria to help themselves to weapons and ammunition. >> syrian opposition is more fragmented. just today a top rebel leader resigned in frustration so if assad falls, the allies don't have any clear idea who would take over. >> rick: leland, thanks very much. >> heather: despite death threats former pakistani president is back in pakistan. he has been in self-imposed exile since resigning four years ago. the former president considering a possible political comeback despite charges he failed to provide proper security for the former prime minister who was assassinated. musharraf is seeing as an enemy by the taliban after the attacks of 9/11. >> rick: and back home now, the f.b.i. joining in the search for a missing ivy league student who was last seen on the campus of brown university. that is providence, rhode island. more than a week ago he has not been heard since. the search is expanded in the northeastern par
on one hand it supported the attacks on assad and says the days are numbers. extremist groups are now a big part of the fight and the power vacuum in syria to help themselves to weapons and ammunition. >> syrian opposition is more fragmented. just today a top rebel leader resigned in frustration so if assad falls, the allies don't have any clear idea who would take over. >> rick: leland, thanks very much. >> heather: despite death threats former pakistani president is back in...
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saddam remained during the no-fly zone. >> i'm not talking about bringing down assad. that's a difference. not talking full-fledged into syria. a zone that is free allies to the united states. it exists 4 or 5 million people as i said kurds and christians and secular muslims. and then once you have it under your own alliances then you can work your way into syria. otherwise, the two syrias, let them fight against each other and become two enemies, not one. >> laura: i don't think the american public will go for that and part of what i discussed earlier with bob kagan is that he we just don't trust the elites, establishment whatever you want to call it to run these types of wars of choice anymore. we don't trust it we don't see that it effect our national security interest and might be interest you laid it out quite well woe don't see it and big time hurting in the united states and see the prosecution of wars in the last 12 years being carried out by one wonderful young men and women. >> on the ground. >> laura: what's happening in afghanistan? we have insider attacks
saddam remained during the no-fly zone. >> i'm not talking about bringing down assad. that's a difference. not talking full-fledged into syria. a zone that is free allies to the united states. it exists 4 or 5 million people as i said kurds and christians and secular muslims. and then once you have it under your own alliances then you can work your way into syria. otherwise, the two syrias, let them fight against each other and become two enemies, not one. >> laura: i don't think...
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they might seek is in line with threats that we face every day neither assad nor his allies have any interest in escalation that would lead to his demise . and our ally israel can defend itself with overwhelming force thanks for making it crystal clear that syria doesn't pose a threat to the u.s. or israel about matter which can respond with unshakable force thanks to the billions of dollars in military aid u.s. taxpayer provided to the country every year ok let me get this straight we don't have to fear retaliation from assad because his military is so weak that there is no possible threat to the u.s. so remind me again why attack in syria is crucial to protect american security remember this is the same man who repeatedly said during the run up to the iraq war that even though saddam agassiz own people he posed no danger to the us and back then obama also stressed that getting involved militarily in iraq would only worsen the situation inflame the arab world which brings me to obama's most outrageous statement and his entire speech. it's true that some of assad's opponents are extr
they might seek is in line with threats that we face every day neither assad nor his allies have any interest in escalation that would lead to his demise . and our ally israel can defend itself with overwhelming force thanks for making it crystal clear that syria doesn't pose a threat to the u.s. or israel about matter which can respond with unshakable force thanks to the billions of dollars in military aid u.s. taxpayer provided to the country every year ok let me get this straight we don't...
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resistance against israel is critical to them for the assad regime to win. i think it the end of the then a matter what happens hezbollah loses. if the assad regime comes out and victorious, which i find impossible, hezbollah will still be deeply despised by the majority of the muslim and arab world's for many, many years. this will not be some forgotten. in the more likely event that things continue as they are, horribly for some time and eventually outside of killed or leaves or escapes', what have you, hezbollah does not win its reputation. it is further shot down. at home and slept on its standing is severely, severely undermined. hezbollah as a massive ideological crisis right now because the islamic resistance is resisting fellow muslims. >> mike, many things to say about me. i think that it's quite clear. both declassified fbi reports i include in the book, as fred have said, we'll always done a prudent thing which is planned. this planning is going on right now, to be sure. my concern is this, for one thing that was consistent, and not everything was
resistance against israel is critical to them for the assad regime to win. i think it the end of the then a matter what happens hezbollah loses. if the assad regime comes out and victorious, which i find impossible, hezbollah will still be deeply despised by the majority of the muslim and arab world's for many, many years. this will not be some forgotten. in the more likely event that things continue as they are, horribly for some time and eventually outside of killed or leaves or escapes',...
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david cameron is trying to dumb up support for some sort of punitive action against assad. he has to admit that it is going to be an uphill battle, saying, quote, the well has been poisoned by the iraq war. >> and philip if he doesn't get the vote that he is seeking, then what? >> well, that's a very interesting point as well, because actually what he is bringing to the house of commons today is a much watered down resolution. he has come to parliament with a resolution that will bind him and restrict his ability to use military force. he'll have to wait for a un report, and a un vote, and then he'll have to come back to parliament a second time. >> explain the time line with the vote. >> the time line for the vote today -- it is going to happen today, and with this being seen as such an important vote here in britain, nearly every single politician wants to have his or hear voice heard. the vote is scheduled for later in the afternoon around 4:00 pm eastern time. >> thank you so much. the german chancellor called on vladimir putin to use for quote . . . germany backs up ru
david cameron is trying to dumb up support for some sort of punitive action against assad. he has to admit that it is going to be an uphill battle, saying, quote, the well has been poisoned by the iraq war. >> and philip if he doesn't get the vote that he is seeking, then what? >> well, that's a very interesting point as well, because actually what he is bringing to the house of commons today is a much watered down resolution. he has come to parliament with a resolution that will...
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. >> and assad has used scud missiles, fighter planes and other military assets to try to squash the two year uprising, upwards of 70,000 lives have been lost. and president obama, as megyn mentioned, says that either moving the chemical weapons around or using them would cross a quote, unquote, red line that would cause the president to change his calculus about the hands-off posture that the u.s. has adopted in the conflict. there were reports that the assad regime used against he the opposition forces, incapacitating thing called agent 15, which incapacitates your nervous system and causes hallucinations. >> megyn: thank you, the state department weighed in moments ago as we were going to air, saying that it remains, quote, quite concerned that assad's government will resort to nonconventional weapons. that doesn't tell us whether they have today, but they remain quite concerned that the government will. now, james just mentioned, it was just last august that president obama issued a warning, and as i mentioned, about chemical weapons in syria. no matter which side used them, here
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leaving president obama isolated with america's allies in nato rejecting support of the campaign against assad but despite that yet another destroyer has joined america's warships in the region. and u.n. inspectors arrived in the netherlands after completing bad bets to gauge at the site of the alleged chemical attack near damascus with lots of love walk ahead of. international news live from moscow this results he was made thanks for joining us russian president vladimir putin has hit out at the allegations that assad's government carried out a chemical attack against its own people warning the u.s. against military intervention he also added washington's claims to full intelligence report providing firm evidence cannot be published disrespectful so its international partners thomas has more now on russia's reaction to the you as a drum so what. president vladimir putin was addressing the press in vladivostok and he did have some strong words to say on the subject of syria he said that russia is of course against the use of chemical weapons and weapons of mass destruction but in this particul
leaving president obama isolated with america's allies in nato rejecting support of the campaign against assad but despite that yet another destroyer has joined america's warships in the region. and u.n. inspectors arrived in the netherlands after completing bad bets to gauge at the site of the alleged chemical attack near damascus with lots of love walk ahead of. international news live from moscow this results he was made thanks for joining us russian president vladimir putin has hit out at...
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also provide for a full accounting of all assad's assets. if assad is hiding money in russian banks or elsewhere, we need to know where that money is because it rightly belongs to the people of syria, not to its murderous dictator. but our actions against assad must be wider in scope than simply the financial sector. and, therefore, the syria sanctions enforcement act looks at all the perpetrators of horrific violence who empower assad and it creates sanctions against them. this bill codifies existing executive orders that sanctioned senior syrian officials and people who sell or invest in the syrian government. it sanctions anyone who helps the assad government develop weapons of mass destruction or provides them with conventional weapons. they are responsible for the majority of killings in syria. they are complicit knowingly, purposefully. they are not merely the enablers, they are the providers of those assets used by assad against his own people. and we've seen how unscrupulous arms dealers continue to provide arms to the assad regime t
also provide for a full accounting of all assad's assets. if assad is hiding money in russian banks or elsewhere, we need to know where that money is because it rightly belongs to the people of syria, not to its murderous dictator. but our actions against assad must be wider in scope than simply the financial sector. and, therefore, the syria sanctions enforcement act looks at all the perpetrators of horrific violence who empower assad and it creates sanctions against them. this bill codifies...
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bowles and assad to the table the last thing assad wants is a full scale military intervention the last thing the rebels want is to deny deny all of us support if we take our support away the rebel movement i think will collapse and assad will roll roll right over it and reinstall his power but i think we're in a position to bring them to the table but as you say it's never going to happen because i think what we're executing is that old donald rumsfeld plan seven nations in five years really were you know the schedules a little bit off we're going a little slowly but we are i think ultimately trying to isolate iran here and getting rid of the assad regime which is an iranian ally potentially then hizbullah and lead with would totally isolate iran and would allow us to clear the field for a build up of an attack against iran's nuclear power capabilities phillips said don't make the possibility of an essential return to your mind you can try this scenario eastern all knowing do you just heard this scenario from jay sadat is going to pick up on it so let's go ahead it does it does make it
bowles and assad to the table the last thing assad wants is a full scale military intervention the last thing the rebels want is to deny deny all of us support if we take our support away the rebel movement i think will collapse and assad will roll roll right over it and reinstall his power but i think we're in a position to bring them to the table but as you say it's never going to happen because i think what we're executing is that old donald rumsfeld plan seven nations in five years really...
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what do we want for the assad family? how do we want this to end on our big day where our military involvement in syria reaches fruition? a bunch of crazy people running around shooting at each other saying we won. we take off the head of the assad family and then what? what do we get out of this? >> afghanistan is a better example. we supported the mujahideen. they went in and eventually we had a problem in afghanistan because we thought at the beginning we don't like the communists and this is a way to get involved. >> is anybody doing what i'm doing, questioning this involvement? >> angus king, you and angus. >> independent senator from maine. i don't know where you two guys are. anyway, a spokesman for the rebels in syria today said small arms may not be enough. they're making demands. "we welcome the decision but it is a late step." if they send small arms, how can they make a difference? they should help us with anti-tank and anti-aircraft and training and a no-fly zone thrown in. that's the assessment shared by som
what do we want for the assad family? how do we want this to end on our big day where our military involvement in syria reaches fruition? a bunch of crazy people running around shooting at each other saying we won. we take off the head of the assad family and then what? what do we get out of this? >> afghanistan is a better example. we supported the mujahideen. they went in and eventually we had a problem in afghanistan because we thought at the beginning we don't like the communists and...
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to come up with quote a single piece of evidence that he used chemical weapons assad said the middle east is a powder keg and today the fuse is getting shorter whoever is doing the accusing must come up with proof we have challenge the united states and france to provide a single piece of proof obama and a law and haven't been able to do so even to their own people today top members of the cabinet testified before the senate foreign relations committee to make the case for intervention in syria the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee senator bob menendez explained off camera to the secretary of state why he would vote in favor of intervention in syria this week in i was at a soccer tournament and i had a group of moms come up to me and say senator we we saw those pictures there horrific can't imagine. the devastation those parents must feel about their children but why us. why us and so i ask you would you tell them that we would be more secure or less secure. by the actions that are being considered for which the president has asked for the authorization of the use of
to come up with quote a single piece of evidence that he used chemical weapons assad said the middle east is a powder keg and today the fuse is getting shorter whoever is doing the accusing must come up with proof we have challenge the united states and france to provide a single piece of proof obama and a law and haven't been able to do so even to their own people today top members of the cabinet testified before the senate foreign relations committee to make the case for intervention in syria...
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a timely fashion that also maybe leads talks towards a political settlement a cease fire hopefully assad giving up some power. there's a reason why they propose the russians and the syrians this compromise and i'm hopeful that it's going to lead to a diplomatic resolution and then eventually to a new leadership in syria but that's my hope and who knows what will happen why bill why have hasn't the american public bought this. well you know larry i'm here in new mexico the american public is they're very wary about the war in iraq and afghanistan you know they heard the argument about weapons of mass destruction in iraq and and they weren't there you know that you walk around here there are a lot of our veterans with p.t.s.d. with mental health problems a lot of veterans benefits that have been slashed because of the budget wars in afghanistan you know the end of the war is not in sight people are questioning whether that commit one was viable president obama is withdrawing us from both wars so whenever there's a new potential for even if it's a military strike which i think the president
a timely fashion that also maybe leads talks towards a political settlement a cease fire hopefully assad giving up some power. there's a reason why they propose the russians and the syrians this compromise and i'm hopeful that it's going to lead to a diplomatic resolution and then eventually to a new leadership in syria but that's my hope and who knows what will happen why bill why have hasn't the american public bought this. well you know larry i'm here in new mexico the american public is...
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the last american newspaper reporter to interview president assad back in 2011. the national press club ordered -- lauded >> david cameron is in the u.s. this week. that is next >> are our series continues with to focus on lucy hayes, wife of rutherford b. hayes. live coverage begins in an hour at 9 eastern. president obama was asked about last year's been gauzy attacks on the u.s. consulate and about the targeting of conservative political groups. from the east room of the white house, this news conference with british prime minister is 30 minutes. >> good morning, everybody. can we please have a seat? i hope you had a wonderful mother's day. it's always a great pleasure to welcome my friend and partner, prime minister david cameron. michelle and i have wonderful memories of from when he visited us last year. there was a lot of attention about how i took david to march madness and a year later, we have to confess david still does not understand basketball and i still don't understand cricket. greatsaid before, the alliance between the united states and the unite
the last american newspaper reporter to interview president assad back in 2011. the national press club ordered -- lauded >> david cameron is in the u.s. this week. that is next >> are our series continues with to focus on lucy hayes, wife of rutherford b. hayes. live coverage begins in an hour at 9 eastern. president obama was asked about last year's been gauzy attacks on the u.s. consulate and about the targeting of conservative political groups. from the east room of the white...
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dominica and i have a moral duty to say that it's not the bash al assad government that you sorry nor any of the gas in the damascus suburb of ghouta we're certain of that after a conversation we overheard even though it cost me to say so because i've supported the free syrian army passionately and it's fair fight for democracy so now that's called a national says it has this information because he overheard a conversation between his captors in which they said as much and that is that they were responsible for this attack but of course we'll stay on top of the situation waiting to see if there's any kind of news radio official reaction to these reports of a potential whipple strike against this country. of these paullus live there will israel's government strongly supports the possibility of a u.s. led military strike against damascus however amir he's a senior correspondent and columnist for israel's how it's newspaper he believes it would be in his nation's interest to keep president assad in place. if one had to choose. seems that israel would prefer the assad regime even though w
dominica and i have a moral duty to say that it's not the bash al assad government that you sorry nor any of the gas in the damascus suburb of ghouta we're certain of that after a conversation we overheard even though it cost me to say so because i've supported the free syrian army passionately and it's fair fight for democracy so now that's called a national says it has this information because he overheard a conversation between his captors in which they said as much and that is that they...
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now there might be missile strikes and assad is not the target. so he's going to be emboldened afterwards i assume. yet on the other hand he can't get britain to back him, can't get the u.n. to give an authorization or at least not yet anything from congress. so it really does look, it's president obama all alone. is he box in? or what is his exit strategy? >> unfortunately, i don't think he's thought those things through. i haven't sensed any strategy or any road map or idea as to what the next steps ought to be. he talks, and he says things that boxed in the united states and drive us down a cul-de-sac. that doesn't mean that the only thing he can do now it seems to me is to do something that would make us look still weaker. this administration has said to the world that we are basically a country in decline. he manages the economy, modeling it after europe, which is a failed model. he has made pronouncements in the world that have proven in relatively short order not to be the case. and i think that what he needs to do is to take a deep breath,
now there might be missile strikes and assad is not the target. so he's going to be emboldened afterwards i assume. yet on the other hand he can't get britain to back him, can't get the u.n. to give an authorization or at least not yet anything from congress. so it really does look, it's president obama all alone. is he box in? or what is his exit strategy? >> unfortunately, i don't think he's thought those things through. i haven't sensed any strategy or any road map or idea as to what...
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assad is playing for time. the syrian president first c confirmed he even had chemical weapons in an interview with fox news last month. >> do you have chemical weapons? >> when we joined the treaty, last week, it means that we haven't said that. >> so as far as the american people, you will agree that you do have a stockpile of chemical weapons? >> that's why we joined the international agreement. >> reporter: inspectors have one month to make the facilities inoperating. all of syria's chemical weapons are to be destroyed. secretary of state kerry is trying to set up a peace summit. in the meantime, the u.s. and russia need assad in order to destroy his stockpile. at the pentagon, jennifer griffin, fox news. >> our thanks to jen forefor that. secretary of state john kerry is now add to the pressure in syria, calling to have all chemical weapons consolidated into one site and then quickly shipped from the region. russia's prime minister is calling secretary kerry's proposal, quote, premature. let's bring in our
assad is playing for time. the syrian president first c confirmed he even had chemical weapons in an interview with fox news last month. >> do you have chemical weapons? >> when we joined the treaty, last week, it means that we haven't said that. >> so as far as the american people, you will agree that you do have a stockpile of chemical weapons? >> that's why we joined the international agreement. >> reporter: inspectors have one month to make the facilities...
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we know that assad would read our stepping away or our silence as an invitation to use those weapons with the beauty and in creating impunity we will be creating opportunity the opportunity for other dictators and or terrorists to pursue their own weapons of mass destruction including nuclear weapons and the two chairman of the foreign relations committee senators bob menendez and corker both support president obama's intervention but they're concerned the scope of it that it might be too broad and then the authorization doesn't specifically prohibit u.s. troops on the ground secretary kerry address those concerns so let me be clear president obama is not asking america to go to war and i say that sitting next to two men secretary hagel and chairman dempsey who know what war is senator mccain knows what war is they know the difference between going to war and what president obama is requesting now. we all agree there will be no american boots on the ground now the question is can an authorization pass congress it's believed there are enough hawks and interventionist in the senate for
we know that assad would read our stepping away or our silence as an invitation to use those weapons with the beauty and in creating impunity we will be creating opportunity the opportunity for other dictators and or terrorists to pursue their own weapons of mass destruction including nuclear weapons and the two chairman of the foreign relations committee senators bob menendez and corker both support president obama's intervention but they're concerned the scope of it that it might be too broad...
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is pressing its case that the assad regime has crossed its line. what is the u.s. going to do about it? here is national security correspondent jennifer griffin. >> reporter: the u.s. military quietly built up forces on the border with syria, alerting congress last week that 1,000 of 5,000 u.s. troops deployed to jordan for recent military exercises will remain behind to man f-16 fighter jets and defensive patriot missile batteries. today, the chairman of the joint chiefs suggested some u.s. trainers could be sent to lebanon to deal with the spillover from syria. >> when you say would we send the united states army or military into lebanon, i am talking about teams of trainers and i'm talking about accelerating military sales for equipment for them. >> reporter: americans aren't sure the u.s. should arm syria's rebels, which consist of some islamist factions. 66% of those polled disapprove of obama administration's decision, only 24% approve. >> my concern has been that ensuring that syria's airplanes don't fly addresses 10% of the problem in terms of casualties in
is pressing its case that the assad regime has crossed its line. what is the u.s. going to do about it? here is national security correspondent jennifer griffin. >> reporter: the u.s. military quietly built up forces on the border with syria, alerting congress last week that 1,000 of 5,000 u.s. troops deployed to jordan for recent military exercises will remain behind to man f-16 fighter jets and defensive patriot missile batteries. today, the chairman of the joint chiefs suggested some...
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the day assad falls there will be a conflict between the majority of syrians who want to move forward and a small a small group of jihadists. that conflict need to be planned for. , the betterassad for the world. >> questions? >> [indiscernible] >> what about boston? >> we have had a briefing on that. >> we had a briefing on that. >> north korea? the chinese still hold the key to north korea. there are some signs that they are getting a little weary of the ethics of this young man, -- the antics of this young man, but still it is a precarious situation. let me point out again --the situation in syria is unacceptable. the president said this would be a red line if they used chemical weapons. the president has now called us, saying that they used chemical weapons. those stocks of chemical weapons, some of which are in disturbed areas, must be secure, and we must give the opposition the capability to dr out ass. our relations with russia should be directly related to their assistance to assad. >> does the administration have any plans to respond? >> [indiscernible] the insistence that th
the day assad falls there will be a conflict between the majority of syrians who want to move forward and a small a small group of jihadists. that conflict need to be planned for. , the betterassad for the world. >> questions? >> [indiscernible] >> what about boston? >> we have had a briefing on that. >> we had a briefing on that. >> north korea? the chinese still hold the key to north korea. there are some signs that they are getting a little weary of the...
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>> over when bashar al-assad believes that he he is losing. right now, thanks to 5,000 hez blark thanks to iran, thanks to russia, these arms shipments that are pouring in, and we haven't given the free syrian army a single weapon. this is shameful. shameful. while a million children are now refugees. >> major: to be precise, do you believe the authorization should be redrafted? >> no, no, i don't. >> and be more explicit about arming the opposition and ousting assad from power? >> i'm not sure exactly how the resolution should be written, but i do know it should have room for us to provide assistance to those struggling against coming odds right now, including chemical weapons attacks. >> major: and do you think that is part of the implied message an authorization of congress would be, give the president more latitude than he currently thinks he has to do whatever is necessary to win the syrian war. >> i think we need to have a plan and strategy, and we have not had one for the last two and a half years. >> major: and you don't believe there'
>> over when bashar al-assad believes that he he is losing. right now, thanks to 5,000 hez blark thanks to iran, thanks to russia, these arms shipments that are pouring in, and we haven't given the free syrian army a single weapon. this is shameful. shameful. while a million children are now refugees. >> major: to be precise, do you believe the authorization should be redrafted? >> no, no, i don't. >> and be more explicit about arming the opposition and ousting assad...
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that the overflights from iran are in fact helping to sustain president assad. >> talks also focused on iraq's transition to democracy as it prepares for upcoming elections at a time when violence is on the rise. >>> back here in the u.s., we're watching a lot of weather. bill karins here with a look at the northeast. you say you're promising this will be the last time. >> it has to be, right? >> i hope you're right. >> ten inches of snow in denver, nine in condition can city. st. louis had 12 inches. this isn't your average snowstorm. st. louis is not a very snowy city. they got a foot of snow. it was the most snow they've had in one single storm going back since 1982. and here it was, the end of march. st. louis should typically be about 60 degrees. i think you get the gist. the storm is moving through the ohio valley, now hitting maryland, d.c. and maryland. we've picked up as much as three to four inches in some areas of maryland. that's pushing into philadelphia and new jersey. the storm will be gone by tomorrow. indianapolis and columbus, around six inches there. d.c. will prob
that the overflights from iran are in fact helping to sustain president assad. >> talks also focused on iraq's transition to democracy as it prepares for upcoming elections at a time when violence is on the rise. >>> back here in the u.s., we're watching a lot of weather. bill karins here with a look at the northeast. you say you're promising this will be the last time. >> it has to be, right? >> i hope you're right. >> ten inches of snow in denver, nine in...
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al qaeda and assad let them fight. long term, if they don't win against each other they will form two sir i can't say. one is al qaeda divide and one backed by hasan. second is to go and arm the rebels. that's what we hear in washington. arm the rebels. we are going to be arming al qaeda. my third choice would be number one to find an area inside syria, northeast in syria where the kurds are where the christians and other minorities and good guy secular muslims are and have a no-fly zone over them. have a flag for a free syria and from there on people from all sides could aggregate with them and they can move forward. that could be a third choice that would be done. >> laura: i would like to hit lotto tomorrow but that's not going to happen, walid. when has the cia ever successfully armed opposition group in the middle east. in the last 30 years. have we? or the u.s. government? when have we been successful in doing that? >> in the arab spring we wrong side you are making my point. one part of syria but people can trav
al qaeda and assad let them fight. long term, if they don't win against each other they will form two sir i can't say. one is al qaeda divide and one backed by hasan. second is to go and arm the rebels. that's what we hear in washington. arm the rebels. we are going to be arming al qaeda. my third choice would be number one to find an area inside syria, northeast in syria where the kurds are where the christians and other minorities and good guy secular muslims are and have a no-fly zone over...
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has become a viral sensation perhaps passionate antiwar speeches now in one video she says that if assad regime gives up its chemical weapons would be a grave mistake i asked her why she believes this to be the case. in my case i'm syrian nationalist so my country comes first before government before anything and i'm always looking out for the interests of the country as a whole. those weapons exist for reason near an answer to the fog that israel developed chemical or nuclear weapons in the sixty's and they have signed the n.p.t. but they haven't ratified it so that's all on record. and the fact is now the fact is due to the ok to go in two thousand and four the us administration approached a certain asked him to give up those chemical weapons and i'm sure they mean to him which may be exactly the same assurances as they made to gadhafi when he agreed to give up his chemical weapons and we all know how that turned out we all know how. you rock turned out when saddam give up his chemical weapons as well the u.s. made absolutely sure the using knew the united nations that there was no hid
has become a viral sensation perhaps passionate antiwar speeches now in one video she says that if assad regime gives up its chemical weapons would be a grave mistake i asked her why she believes this to be the case. in my case i'm syrian nationalist so my country comes first before government before anything and i'm always looking out for the interests of the country as a whole. those weapons exist for reason near an answer to the fog that israel developed chemical or nuclear weapons in the...
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heather: you know syrian president assad, he released some pictures, he released some video. i have, i believe we have some of that, that he says proves that rebel forces used chemical weapons on this attack. he alleges it happened on march 19th in aleppo. just from you viewing this video, taking a look at these pictures, can you yourself tell, i mean, you can't tell if chemical weapons were in fact used here but president assad says this is proof. >> well certainly doctors after a period of time would be able to determine that to be sure. whether we could get accurate information from assad's medical system i'm highly skeptical of it but you know there is some reservation here i think. if a assad was going to use chemical weapons you would think it would have some military value in the sense that damascus was under siege or aleppo was under siege and he was using those weapons as an act of desperation. also you can assume, heather, that our surveillance is watching those stockpiles. if in fact there are movements out of those stockpiles to tactical units which would be a ver
heather: you know syrian president assad, he released some pictures, he released some video. i have, i believe we have some of that, that he says proves that rebel forces used chemical weapons on this attack. he alleges it happened on march 19th in aleppo. just from you viewing this video, taking a look at these pictures, can you yourself tell, i mean, you can't tell if chemical weapons were in fact used here but president assad says this is proof. >> well certainly doctors after a period...
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it is critical to them for the offside -- assad regime to win. no matter what happens as below losers. assad comes completely victorious which i find implausible has below will still be deeply despised by the majority of the sunni portion of the muslim and arab world for many years. this will not be soon forgotten. the more likely event that things continue as they are, eventually assad is killed or leaves or escapes to south carolina or what have you, doesn't win his reputation, further shot down in lebanon and his standing is severely undermined. hezbollah has a massive ideological crisis because the islamic resistance is resisting fellow muslims. mike, who was my boss, hadn't seen anything about me. i think it is quite clear, i include in the book that we have always done the prudent thing which is plan, planning going on right now to be sure. my concern is this. the one thing that was consistent in the intelligence report over many years is the idea that so long as it is not seen by hezbollah that we the united states are directly doing thing
it is critical to them for the offside -- assad regime to win. no matter what happens as below losers. assad comes completely victorious which i find implausible has below will still be deeply despised by the majority of the sunni portion of the muslim and arab world for many years. this will not be soon forgotten. the more likely event that things continue as they are, eventually assad is killed or leaves or escapes to south carolina or what have you, doesn't win his reputation, further shot...
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assad on other. i employeeor -- review and administration to find a diplomatic solution because all i have heard his military intervention. i know you have talked about that weic solutions and supply the majority of the foreign aid around the world so we need to demand people come to the table and this is a moment in time, and history, where america can lead a new direction for a coalition of countries 188 who signed can issue a political and diplomatic solution. it is time for a new foreign- policy. if we can win this and it can be one with diplomacy are not guns and bombs, senator kerry, yesterday you said you could not guarantee that u.s. troops would not be on the ground. >> i guaranteed that they would not be and i guaranteed that today. >> i have the transcript right here. >> i clearly said there would be no boots on the ground. >> even if the weapons fell into the hands of the bad people? nothing whatsoever -- >> thank you. usage we would need thousands of of support troops on the ground. you
assad on other. i employeeor -- review and administration to find a diplomatic solution because all i have heard his military intervention. i know you have talked about that weic solutions and supply the majority of the foreign aid around the world so we need to demand people come to the table and this is a moment in time, and history, where america can lead a new direction for a coalition of countries 188 who signed can issue a political and diplomatic solution. it is time for a new foreign-...
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this is what assad is saying. he comes out for a peaceful resolution and within 45 minutes he uses missiles against civilians. it's one of those i hear what you say, i see what you do. look at the russians as well and what they have been doing. lavrov just called secretary kerry a liar. they -- putin. weapons to the regime for the last two and a half years. can we even trust the russians, that's a big question. >> how do you send u.n. inspectors into a war sozone, civil war, how do you find weapons hidden. >> that's a question. we know the assad regime has been moving these stockpiles all across the country. he has not been sincere dealing with previous inspectors. 14 months ago we had inspectors going to syria, he was not honest and sincere. when chemical weapons were used they were only about 10 kilometers away from where the u.n. inspectors were there. let the evidence show, u.n. inspectors are here, go right away in the first two or three hours. they lock them up for four to five days. when they say go inspect
this is what assad is saying. he comes out for a peaceful resolution and within 45 minutes he uses missiles against civilians. it's one of those i hear what you say, i see what you do. look at the russians as well and what they have been doing. lavrov just called secretary kerry a liar. they -- putin. weapons to the regime for the last two and a half years. can we even trust the russians, that's a big question. >> how do you send u.n. inspectors into a war sozone, civil war, how do you...
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russia supports dictator al assad and sells him weapons. putin opposes president obama's plan to give military assistance to rebel forces trying to overthrow assad, calling the fighters barbarian. >> and if a meeting wasn't icy enough, the white house is facing questions about allegations the u.s. spied on russian leaders at a previous global summit. >> reporter: britain's guardian newspaper says the intelligence was found in classified documents, former national security agency contractor edward snowden leaked. at the 2009 g20 summit in london, the u.s. intercepted messages from the last russian president. it is no secret the u.s. and russia spy on each other, but the now public accusations will only make it harder for the two countries to find common ground. cbs news, the white house. >>> the guardian newspaper says the british government hacked the e-mails and phones of russian leaders during the 2009 summit. >>> authorities in britain and ecuador say that they will work together to end the diplomatic standoff involving wikileaks founder
russia supports dictator al assad and sells him weapons. putin opposes president obama's plan to give military assistance to rebel forces trying to overthrow assad, calling the fighters barbarian. >> and if a meeting wasn't icy enough, the white house is facing questions about allegations the u.s. spied on russian leaders at a previous global summit. >> reporter: britain's guardian newspaper says the intelligence was found in classified documents, former national security agency...
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needs to that assad go, i believe he is a brutal dictator. and a lot of uprising starts with good intentions. the uprising in serious started with people who were fed up with the weight of his regime, the way it was strangling the people of syria and they wanted to have a free syria -- a free syria that we would feel compatible but jihadists have been pouring into that country, even to a larger degree than we saw anorak. and again, that allies in the region, the close allies of israel and saudi arabia. do have a state in terms of what happened. we are shifting into the middle of having this shift. i think the united states needs to be engaged. this very well may happen. the king of jordan came to see us a few months ago on the foreign affairs committee. he took the map and started drawing, showing how you would have the division of syria, and that is what he is playing for. doesn't care about the north or a lot of the area, but he cares about damascus, the capital, which would essentially enclave, which is why many of us believe he used poiso
needs to that assad go, i believe he is a brutal dictator. and a lot of uprising starts with good intentions. the uprising in serious started with people who were fed up with the weight of his regime, the way it was strangling the people of syria and they wanted to have a free syria -- a free syria that we would feel compatible but jihadists have been pouring into that country, even to a larger degree than we saw anorak. and again, that allies in the region, the close allies of israel and saudi...
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what happens if assad falls? there are experts that say al-qaida-linked groups are poised to take control of the country. the other question that is important to ask, what do you do if you send this warning. don't use chemicals weapons again or else... what would happen next? that has not been discussed in all of washington, and none of those questions are being highlighted by the administration. >> we heard from speaker john boehner who asked questions and wants answers. there is a lot of talk about the leaguety olegality of a militar. >> reporter: first, does the president need do get approval, there are growing numbers of congress saying yes, he does but it has not reached critical mass yet. what speaker boehner is saying is you have to give us a fuel briefing. if the president were to ask for a vote, it's not clear that he would get it. ththe american public are againt military use. now the u.n. charter says the only reason a country can use force is basically for self defense or with the security council res
what happens if assad falls? there are experts that say al-qaida-linked groups are poised to take control of the country. the other question that is important to ask, what do you do if you send this warning. don't use chemicals weapons again or else... what would happen next? that has not been discussed in all of washington, and none of those questions are being highlighted by the administration. >> we heard from speaker john boehner who asked questions and wants answers. there is a lot...